Ottawa Proceedings

*Agenda* *Thursday, May 2 • 6:00 - 10:00 pm*
Opening Dinner & Reception:	THE LINK BETWEEN AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Opening Remarks: IPC Chairman Dr. Robert L. Thompson, Senior Agricultural Trade Advisor, World Bank The Link Between Agricultural Trade and Agricultural Development *Friday, May 3*
8:00 A.M.	BREAKFAST & BREAKFAST ADDRESS
Lyle vanClief, Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food, Canada Canada's Assessment of the Main Challenges to Achieving a Successful Doha Round
9:15 - 10:30 A.M.	SESSION ONE: A DEVELOPMENT ROUND
Welcome and Introduction will be given by Robert Thompson, IPC Chairman and Mike Gifford, former Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator, Agriculture Canada Chairman: Robert Thompson - IPC Chairman: Developing countries will play an integral role in the present Round. Representatives from several developing countries will share their thoughts on what LDC's hope to get out of the Round and how these changes will affect the Round. Pedro de Camargo, Secretary of Agricultural Production and Trade, Brazil. Devi Dayal and S.M. Wahi, World Farmers' Times Foundation. Liberty Mhlanga, Former General Manager, Agriculture and Rural Development Authority, Zimbabwe. Jorge Zorreguieta, President, Argentine Sugar Growers Association, Former Minister of Agriculture, Argentina.
11:00 - 12:00 Noon	SESSION TWO: DIVERGENT AGENDAS
Chairman: Mike Gifford In the past, the conflicting positions of the European Union, United States and Cairns Group has stalled negotiations. Representatives will discuss how the focus on LDC's will alter their agendas. Joe O'Mara, Former Special Agricultural Trade Negotiator, United States Michel Petit, Professor, National Agricultural Economics Institute, France; Former Director, Rural Development, World Bank Brian Chamberlin, Former Agriculture Counsellor, New Zealand.
12:00 - 2:00 P.M.	LUNCHEON ADDRESS
Ann Veneman, Secretary of Agriculture, United States Lessons from the US-Canada Trade Relationship for the Doha Round
2:00 - 3:00 P.M.	SESSION THREE: ACCOMMODATING NON-TRADE CONCERNS
Chairman: Piet Bukman, Former Minister of Agriculture, of Trade and of Development Cooperation, The Netherlands: Issues such as the environment, food security, multifunctionality and animal welfare will be important, and how they are resolved will be key to the Round's success. Jiro Shiwaku, Former Vice Minister of Agriculture, Japan. Rolf Moehler, Former Deputy Director General for Agriculture, European Union. Anthony Wylie, Former Director General, Fundacion Chile
4:00 - 5:00 P.M.	SESSION FOUR: WHAT FOCUS FOR THE ROUND?
Chairman: Bill Miner, Head of Delegation, Agriculture Canada, Tokyo Round: What would be the difference between an outcome based largely on a Uruguay Round style approach and one with a genuine development focus? What does a "Development Round" imply for the outcome? Dale Hathaway, Executive Director, National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, Former Undersecretary for International Trade and Commodity Programs, United States. Suzanne Vinet, Chief Agricultural Trade Negotiator, Agriculture Canada.
5:00 - 5:30:	SEMINAR WRAP-UP AND ADJOURNMENT

**The International Food and Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) presents:**
The Challenges Facing the Doha Round
May 2 & 3, 2002 Marriot Hotel Ottawa Ontario, Canada Seminar Agenda Seminar Presentations Seminar Proceedings IPC Press Release *Minister Vanclief Press Release Secretary Veneman's Remarks* *Western Producer Article*